Bi

I love you, deeply—

but I’m sorry. Being

queer doesn’t make

any sense

in this world,

when there’s an option

not to be. Let’s

instead walk,

unhurried-

ly,

hand-

‎‎‎‎        in-

hand

to Lethe. &

then

drown              us

in its flow—

together.

Ossian Houltzén (he/him) is a Swedish-Turkish emerging poet & writer. He currently lives and studies in Sweden. You can find him @ossianhz on Twitter (currently known as X).